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They felt that it was the parliaments right to tax the colonies.
Moreover, after the French & Indian War (7 Years War), Britain was drowning in debt and felt the colonies hadn't been contributing much to Britain's affairs which was, in a way, true seeing that the colonies were under the policy of salutary neglect for a long period of time in which Britain had very loosely enforced parliamentary laws in order to maintain colonial obedience to the Crown.
Moreover, after the French & Indian War (7 Years War), Britain was drowning in debt and felt the colonies hadn't been contributing much to Britain's affairs which was, in a way, true seeing that the colonies were under the policy of salutary neglect for a long period of time in which Britain had very loosely enforced parliamentary laws in order to maintain colonial obedience to the Crown.